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GIFFORD, Aubrey William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2229 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Little River, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christ's College, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, Malta, 11 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Grave B. V. 5. INSCRIPTION ONE OF THE VERY BEST & DEAREST NEVER FORGOTTEN BY MOTHER , Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2229, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 2229, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 2229, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 18 and the son of Maurice Winton Gifford and Ellen Maude Gifford, of 16, Limes Rd., Folkestone, England.
Birth registered as William Aubrey.
Births Dec 1896 Gifford William Aubrey Elham 2a 1060
CWGC stae his service number as 2229-6th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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